2014-23543. Request for Applications for the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice and request for applicants or nominations.

SUMMARY:

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is requesting applications for membership to serve on the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT). Applications will be accepted for the following vacancies, which will occur in June 2015: Two (2) Employee Plans; two (2) Exempt Organizations; one (1) Indian Tribal Governments; and two (2) Tax Exempt Bonds. To ensure appropriate balance of membership, final selection from qualified candidates will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other expertise. Members of the ACT may not be federally registered lobbyists.

DATES:

Written applications or nominations must be received on or before November 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES:

Send all applications and nominations to one of the following: (a) Email—Mark.F.O'[e-mail]; (b) Fax: [phone]; (c) U.S. Mail—Mark O'Donnell, Internal Revenue Service, Designated Federal Officer, TE/GE Communications and Liaison; 1111 Constitution Ave. NW; SE:T:CL—NCA 676; Washington, DC 20224.

Application: Applicants must use the ACT Application Form (Form 12339-C) on the IRS Web site (IRS.gov). Applications should describe and document the proposed member's qualifications for membership on the ACT. Applications should also specify the vacancy for which they wish to be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark O'Donnell [phone] (not a toll-free number) or by email at Mark.F.O'[e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT), governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, is an organized public forum for discussion of relevant employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds, and federal, state, local, and Indian tribal government issues between officials of the IRS and representatives of the above communities. The ACT enables the IRS to receive regular input with respect to the development and implementation of IRS policy concerning these communities. ACT members present the interested public's observations about current or proposed IRS policies, programs, and procedures, as well as suggest improvements. ACT members shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury and shall serve two-year terms. Terms can be extended for an additional year. ACT members will not be paid for their time or services. ACT members will be reimbursed for their travel-related expenses to attend working sessions and public meetings, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5703. The Secretary of the Treasury invites those individuals, organizations, and groups affiliated with employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds and federal, state, local and Indian tribal governments to nominate individuals for membership on the ACT. Nominations should describe and document the proposed member's qualifications for ACT membership, including the nominee's past or current affiliations and dealings with the particular community or segment of the community that he or she would represent (such as, employee plans). Nominations should also specify the vacancy for which they wish to be considered. The Department of the Treasury seeks a diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons experienced in employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds and federal, state, local and Indian tribal governments. Nominees must go through a clearance process before selection by the Department of the Treasury. In accordance with the Department of the Treasury Directive 21-03, the clearance process includes, among other things, pre-appointment and annual tax checks, and an FBI criminal and subversive name check, fingerprint check, and security clearance.

Dated: September 29, 2014.

Mark F. O'Donnell,

Designated Federal Officer, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, Internal Revenue Service.